Earth Care
What Is Earth Care?
The Earth Care team is a team of people in the Bradford Diocese set up to help the Churches take more regard of the Christian Responsibility of looking after God's Creation. It is an ecumenical team but expenses are paid by the Church of England.
Who can join?
Anyone who is concerned about care of the environment and involved with a church - please do contact us.
Useful Links for more information:
- Bradford Diocese Earth Care website - information about future and past events
- Bradford Diocese Green Fund - to offset CO2 emissions from our air and car travel by funding 'green' projects in the diocese, and to focus our minds on greener ways of travelling where possible
- Countdown to Copenhagen - A United Nations Summit on climate change takes place in Copenhagen in December 2009; it could be the world's last chance to stop runaway climate change. Find out how your church can get involved.
- Christian Ecology Link - CEL helps members to understand their responsibilities for God's creation and relate these to their faith
- Eco-Congregation - Eco-congregation provides a framework for churches to get involved with environmental issues and to weave creation care into their life and mission
- Light Conversion! A Flyer and Order form for ecological light bulbs made in Bradford
- Bradford and the Dales Earthcare Partnership - A celebration of Earthcare in Bradford Diocese
- God's Acre - a Sanctuary for the Living as well as the Dead - information from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust on how churchyards and cemeteries can become important havens for wild flowers and a myriad of creatures
Earth Care Contacts
- To find out more about Earth Care please contact Gerald Partridge, Diocesan Environment Officer, by phone 07768 312466 or email
- Email Judith Allinson if you wish to receive the free Earth Care News emails (about once every two months).
